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Kaaawa Hawaii Map

Explore Kaaawa, Hawaii, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kaaawa, Hawaii

How to Use This Kaaawa, Hawaii Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kaaawa, Hawaii. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Hawaii or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kaaawa.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Kaaawa
State	Hawaii (HI)
County	Honolulu County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu)

Latitude	21.5485
Longitude	-157.8534
Population	1,421
Density	688.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96717, 96730
Area Code	808
County Seat	Honolulu
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Kaaawa, Hawaii

Kaaawa is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,421. The population density is 688.4 people per km². Kaaawa is located at 21.5485°N, 157.8534°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96717, 96730.

Kaaawa reveals itself as a narrow, verdant slip of land where the emerald weight of the Koolau Range looms seven miles to the west, casting long shadows across the coastal plain as the afternoon light wanes. It lies 7.5 miles northeast of Mililani Mauka, HI (from Mililani Mauka, HI: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-northwest of Ahuimanu. The Pacific Ocean presses against the shoreline here, its rhythmic, salt-heavy tides defining the edge of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area that defines the local landscape. Inland, the gentle flow of Ka‘a‘awa Stream cuts through the terrain, winding its way toward the sea, while the distant, mist-shrouded heights of the Hauʻula Forest Reserve offer a dark, textured contrast to the sun-bleached sands. Beyond the breaking waves, the silhouette of Mokoliʻi Island punctuates the horizon, a solitary limestone sentinel rising from the blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

Kaaawa carries a quiet history in its soil, once defined by the labor of agricultural fields that have since yielded to the steady, unhurried pace of modern island life. While the memory of past harvests remains, the economy now favors a localized existence where the stillness is punctuated only by the seasonal rains feeding the waters toward Mōliʻi Pond. Residents look toward the distant, rugged paths of the Castle Trail or the cascading beauty of Sacred Falls for a connection to the wilder interior, yet the true character of the locality is found in the kuleana held by those who maintain the land’s legacy. Life here is measured by the color of the sky at dusk and the fragrant drift of plumeria on the trade winds, providing a sense of permanence that persists despite the shifting tides of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shoreline (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 051° NE
Kaaawa Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 077° E
Ahupuaa O Kahana State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 279° W
Jurassic Park flocking site (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 158° S
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.1 mi, 319° NW
Godzilla footprints (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 167° S
Kong: Skull Island boneyard (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 166° S
Jurassic World radio tower bunker (entrance) (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 198° S
Waiahole / Waikane Nature Preserve (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 195° S
Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 221° SW · 9,188 acres
Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.3 mi, 221° SW · 6,755 acres
Ewa Forest Reserve (poamoho Sec.) (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 233° SW
Hauula Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 276° W
Pu’u Ma’eli’eli WWII bunker (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 165° S
‘Ewa Forest Reserve (Helemano Section) (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 264° W
Pacific Theater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 325° NW
He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.7 mi, 164° S
Tonga Drum Show (Theatre) — 7.8 mi, 326° NW
Pavillion (Public Artwork) — 7.8 mi, 324° NW
Laie Theater (Cinema) — 8.1 mi, 327° NW
La'ie Social Hall (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 326° NW
Regal Windward (Cinema) — 9.5 mi, 161° S
Gallery ‘Iolani (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 166° S
James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.9 mi, 325° NW · 2,138 acres
Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 159° S
Religious Monument (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 242° SW
Nix Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 209° SW
Kaniakapūpū Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 170° S
Site of the attack on Pearl Harbor (Registered Battlefield) — 14.2 mi, 206° SW
Site of the beginning of Pacific War (Registered Battlefield) — 14.3 mi, 206° SW

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